Collapsible sign display stand

ABSTRACT

A sign display stand having an open framework which includes a base, a U-shaped rear wire frame at its base pivoted to said base and at its free ends mounting a support plate adapted to receive the apex of an inverted V-shaped sign. A hollow wire U-shaped front frame at its free ends is pivoted to said sign support plate and at its base bears against said display stand base. Reverse turned stops adjacent the ends of the base plates on opposite sides of the base retainingly engage said frames so that the free ends of the sign are retainingly disposed between the respective stops and said frames.

I United States Patent 1191 Slavsky July 10, 1973 [54] COLLAPSmLE SIGNDISPLAY STAND FOREIGN PATENTS oR APPLICATIONS lnvemorl ts Iq a Slavsky,Laihrup Village, 612,649 11 1948 Great Britain 40 125 H [73] Assignee:Shaw Slavsky, lnc., Detroit, Mich. Primary Assistant Examiner-John F. Ptrelli [22] Flled: May 1972 Attarney-Robert A. Sloman [21] Appl. No.:251,143

[57] ABSTRACT 52 us. c1. 40/125 11, 40/125 R, 40 129 R, A Sign displayhaving framewm'? which 248/166 Includes a base, a U-shaped rear wireframe at its base 51 1 1111. C1. G091 01/10 Pivmed s base and at itsfree ends "muming a P- [58] Field of Search 40/125 R, 125 11, 1 Platereceive the apex Of an inverted 410/125 F, 125 G 129 C 129 248/166 150V-shaped s1gn. A hollow wire U-shaped front frame at 1/3 its free endsis pivoted to said sign support plate and at its base bears against saiddisplay stand base. Reverse 56] References Cited turned stops adjacentthe ends of the base plates on opposite sides of the base retaininglyengage said frames UNITED STATES PATENTS so that the free ends of thesign are retainingly disposed lg; lSlhank 40/129 C between h espectiveStops and said frames. 5 uey e a. 3,374,566 3/1968 Snediker 40 125 11 3Claims, 3 Drawing Figures COLLAPSIBLE SIGN DISPLAY STAND BACKGROUND OFTHE INVENTION Heretofore, there has been a need for a simple collapsibledisplay stand for signs of inverted V-shape adapted for mounting amessage particularly useful on counters such as might be used insupermarkets in a program for discouraging pilferage, though not limitedthereto.

Heretofore, there has been a need for open wire collapsible frameworkupon which an inverted V-shaped sign carrying a message may be easilymounted and anchored and which, when not in use, may be collapsed into acompact unit with the base and frame elements in parallel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the presentinvention to provide an improved open wire sign display stand whichincludes a base and a pair of open wire frame elements with one frameelement pivotally connected to the base at one side and at its otherside being pivotally connected to the other frame element, so that thefree end of the other frame element may be removably positioned withrespect to the base for use as a sign supporting member, and can bedisconnected therefrom with the base and frame elements collapsed intoparallel relationship.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specificationand claims in conjunction with the appended drawing.

THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the present signdisplay stand; 4

FIG. 2 is a left end elevational view thereof in a use position and withan inverted V-shaped sign mounted thereon;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sign on a reduced scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawing, thepresent collapsible sign display stand 11 includes a base mountable upona support S and includes a pair of parallel spaced base plates 13apertured intermediate their ends at 15 adapted to receive fasteners 17for anchoring to said support.

Reverse turned scroll-type stops l9 and 21 are formed at the respectiveends of said base plates. Parallel spaced transverse spanners 23 made ofwire interconnect said base plates adjacent their stops and are weldedthereto as at 25, FIG. 2.

Mounted upon said base is a hollow wire A-frame 27 which includesU-shaped rear frame 29 and U-shaped front frame 31. Base 33 of the rearframe bears upon and spans base plates 13 adjacent the rear stops l9,and the respective sides 35 extend upwardly and mount at their upperends the horizontally disposed elongated sign support plate 37 weldedthereto at points 39, FIGS. 1 and 2.

The base 41 of front frame 31 bears upon and spans front end portions ofsaid base plates loosely between the corresponding front stops 21 andthe adjacent spanner 23. The respective sides 43 of the front frame attheir free ends have pivot loops 45 formed thereon which pivotallyextend through corresponding apertures 47 adjacent the ends of the signsupport plate.

Wire cross bars 49 interconnect the legs of each of said frames spacedfrom but adjacent the respective bases thereof. Upright stop bars 51interconnect the respective bases and cross bar of each frame, aresuitably secured thereto as by welding and are spaced inwardly of thecorresponding legs as well as adjacent to and inwardly of thecorresponding stops for proper spacing of the A-frame elements upon saidbase.

The sign support plate 37 is adapted to receive the apex of the invertedV-shaped sign 53 which has suitable indicia thereon as at 55, FIG. 3.The lower ends of said sign are frictionally and retainingly engagedbetween outer lower portions of the respective frames and thecorresponding adjacent stops 19 and 21. FIG. 2.

The pivot mounting of the rear frame with respect to the base platesincludes a pair of formed rearwardly extending open clips 61 anchored at63 adjacent rear portions of the base plates and the adjacent stops l9defining a chamber 65 into which is pivotally positioned base 33 of rearframe 29.

The upper end of the front frame is pivotally connected to the upper endof the rear frame and the lower end of the front frame looselyinterlocks or engages between spanner 23 and the adjacent front stops21, leaving just enough room to receive the free ends of sign 53, asshown in dotted lines, FIG. 2.

By this construction, when not in use, after first lifting the frontframe 31 out of engagement with respect to the stops 21, the base may bepivoted upwardly as indicated in dotted lines and subsequently, thefront frame may be pivoted inwardly about its top support, so that thebase and the two frames are in compact parallel engaging registry forshipping or storage.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to thefollowing claims.

I claim: 1. A sign display stand comprising a hollow horizontallydisposed base frame mountable upon a support;

said base frame including a pair of laterally spaced parallel baseplates and a pair of transverse parallel spanners connected to saidplates respectively;

up-turned reverse formed stops at the ends of said base plates;

a collapsible upright A-shaped wire frame mounted ,upon and transverselyspanning said base plates; said frame including U-shaped front and rearframes;

a horizontally disposed sign support plate spanning and secured to thefree upper ends of the rear frame; the free upper ends of the frontA-frame being looped and pivotally extending through correspondingapertures in said sign support plate;

clips on and adjacent the stops at the rear ends of said base platesloosely receiving and pivotally retaining the base of said rear framewith respect to said base plate rear stops;

the base of said front frame spanning said base plates and interposedbetween the base plate front stops and an adjacent spanner; said signsupport plate adapted to receive the apex of an inverted V-shaped signhaving indicia thereon;

the free ends of said sign adapted to extend between the front and rearframes and the respective adjacent stops of said base plates andfrictionally retained therebetween.

spaced from the adjacent base of each frame; and upright stop barsinterconnecting at right angles the base and cross bar of each frame,spaced laterally inward from both legs thereof and registerable withsaid base plate stops.

1. A sign display stand comprising a hollow horizontally disposed baseframe mountable upon a support; said base frame including a pair oflaterally spaced parallel base plates and a pair of transverse parallelspanners connected to said plates respectively; up-turned reverse formedstops at the ends of said base plates; a collapsible upright A-shapedwire frame mounted upon and transversely spanning said base plates; saidframe including U-shaped front and rear frames; a horizontally disposedsign support plate spanning and secured to the free upper ends of therear frame; the free upper ends of the front A-frame being looped andpivotally extending through corresponding apertures in said sign supportplate; clips on and adjacent the stops at the rear ends of said baseplates loosely receiving and pivotally retaining the base of said rearframe with respect to said base plate rear stops; the base of said frontframe spanning said base plates and interposed between the base platefront stops and an adjacent spanner; said sign support plate adapted toreceive the apex of an inverted V-shaped sign having indicia thereon;the free ends of said sign adapted to extend between the front and rearframes and the respective adjacent stops of said base plates andfrictionally retained therebetween.
 2. In the sign display stand ofclaim 1, said base frame on disconnection from said front frame adaptedto pivot into the plane of the rear frame; the front frame adapted topivot into snug parallel engagement with the rear frame.
 3. In the signdisplay stand of claim 1, cross bars interconnecting the legs of saidframes parallel to and spaced from the adjacent base of each frame; andupright stop bars interconnecting at right angles the base and cross barof each frame, spaced laterally inward from both legs thereof andregisterable with said base plate stops.